Record-Setting USD 412M Verdict Shakes Men’s Health Industry 

United States: A New Mexico jury has issued a record-breaking award in a medical malpractice case involving a men’s health clinic with locations across multiple states. 

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The man’s attorneys celebrated Monday’s verdict, expressing optimism that it will prevent other men from falling victim to a scam involving fraudulent, risky penile injections. 

They noted that the punitive and compensatory damages represent the largest jury award for medical negligence in US history. 

According to Lori Bencoe, one of the lawyers who represented the plaintiff, “It’s a national record-setting case and it’s righteous because I don’t think there’s any place for licensed professionals to be defrauding patients for money. That is a very egregious breach of their fiduciary duty,” CBS News reported. 

“That’s a breach of trust and anytime someone is wearing a white coat, they shouldn’t be allowed to do that,” Bencoe added. 

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The award comes from a test conducted in Albuquerque earlier this month, based on claims listed in a civil lawsuit the man’s lawyers filed in 2020. Terrifico and other company officials of NuMale Medical Center were to be held liable as defendants. 

A man from New Mexico has been awarded more than USD 412m for medical malpractice in the men’s health clinic that services several states. 

The man’s attorneys rejoiced the Monday’s decision stating they believe it will protect other men from being scammed into the fraud that involved what his defense called reckless shots of penile injections. 

They said that the punitive and compensatory damages come to the largest sum awarded by a jury in a medical malpractice case in the United States, CBS News reported. 

The award comes after a trial conducted in Albuquerque the previous Tuesday that was based on accusations outlined in a lawsuit filed by the man’s attorney in 2020. 

NuMale Medical Center and some of its company officials were named in the lawsuit. 

NuMale Medical Center President Brad Palubicki said in a statement sent Wednesday to The Associated Press that the company remains committed to patient care and ensuring that all its clinics operate with required safety measures and regulations.